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The nurse is starting to administer a unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) to a client admitted in hypovolemic shock secondary to hemorrhage. Vital signs include blood pressure 60/40 mm Hg, heart rate 138 beats/min, respirations 42 breaths/min, and temperature 99.1° F. What is the best action by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) on mechanical ventilation. After the respiratory therapist implements the provider ordered increase level of  positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) to treat the client, which assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?

This is a PA chest x-ray. Answer the following questions in paragraph format: What is the CR location for this projection? What are the breathing instructions? What is the positioning error and how did you identify the error? What pathology is present and where can you see this pathology on the x-ray? Is this pathology additive or destructive? What technical factors would you set for this exam? Name 2 ways to identify rotation or tilting on a chest radiograph. 

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What is the correlation coefficient between the response variable, Roll, and the predictor, UNEM?

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In a linear regression model without an intercept, we will include 5 dummy variables in the model if we have only 1 predicting variable in the model and that predicting variable is a qualitative variable with 5 categories.

This is a PA chest projection. Which way was the patient leaning?